TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Brian Swope and Tim Tolbert to the Florida Building Commission. Brian Swope  Swope, of Wesley Chapel, is the Vice President of the Tampa Roofing Company. He is the Chairman of the Roofing Technical Advisory Committee and past President of the Florida Roofing and Sheetmetal Association. […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Joseph Brandenburg, Vincent Ferreira, Janis Liotta, Jill Peeples, and Darrin Williams of to the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services. Joseph Brandenburg Brandenburg, of Jacksonville, is President, Funeral Director, and Embalmer of Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home. He is a veteran of the United States Army […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of John MacIver and John D’Aquila and the reappointment of Julie Imanuel Brown, Michael Yaworsky and Charles Drago to the Florida Gaming Control Commission.     John MacIver MacIver, of Tallahassee, serves as General Counsel to Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and the Department of […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Bradley Barreto, Robert Maphis, Michael Sasso, Michael Strickland, and Brian Zettle to the Construction Industry Licensing Board. Bradley Barreto Barreto, of Coral Gables, is the Principal and Broker of Barreto Real Estate Group, LLC. He is currently appointed to the Millennial Task Force by Miami-Dade […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Charles Howe, Jane Decker, Mark Grenier, Alexander Hernandez, Peter Ringle, and Steven Schoeff to the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors. Charles Howe Howe, of Gainesville, is currently the Plans Examiner for the City of Gainesville. He previously served as a Deputy Sheriff for the […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Peter Sulick, Michael Wynn, Erika Donalds, and Luis Rivera to the Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees.   Peter Sulick Sulick, of Naples, is the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Dynasil Corporation of America. He is also the President and Chief […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:   CS/SB 282 – Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders CS/SB 1658 – Executive Appointments   For the transmittal letter, click here.     ###

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bill from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until March 17, 2022, to act on this bill.   CS/SB 1658 – Executive Appointments

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announces 17 reappointments to the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims.   The Honorable Frank Clark, of Fort Myers, to serve as Judge of Compensation Claims   Clark has served as a Judge of Compensation Claims since his appointment in 2016. He previously served as an Attorney […]

MIAMI – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis held a roundtable with doctors and patients who have recently received monoclonal antibodies now banned by the Biden Administration to highlight the real-world clinical success of these treatments. On Monday night, Biden’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unexpectedly revoked the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Eli Lilly and […]